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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Lusaka, Zambia
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2010.06.11 Vienna XXII. (heath 155 m AMSL).Spring leaves already withering, soon fruit will be ripe.(Leaves in the foreground are of Crataegus monogyna; the mud on them, and C. autumnale leaves behind, is from a recent flooding.)
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2008.05.18: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 154 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde): leaves and fruit.Leaves appear quite early in spring and wither till june/july when the fruit will be ripe; they're long gone when they start to flower again in august.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.24: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 151 m AMSL, fresh meadow: earliest flowering 2008 (= terminus post quem; terminus ante quem non = ~2008.08.18-20), with Fragaria viridis.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.07.27: Austria, Lower Austria, district Wiener Neustadt Land, 880 m AMSL, alpine meadow: ripe fruit, leaves all but withered.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2009.10.04: Austria, Lower Austria, district Wiener Neustadt Land, 880 m AMSL, alpine meadow: albino.White autumn crocusses are extremely rare; this is the first white one I found in years.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.24: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 151 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde): habitus.The plant does not grow any leaves when flowering: leaves (and fruits) only can be seen in spring and early summer.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.05.15: Austria, Lower Austria, district Schwechat/WU, 151 m AMSL, broadleaf (Lobau Weiche Au): leaves and fruit, not yet ripe.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2009.08.20: Austria, Vienna XXII. district: 153 m AMSL, meadow: old flower; pollen has darkened already, also it seems that its bud has been damaged before opening.This is the very first flower (the very oldest one) I found this year; it could have opened already on 2009.08.18 (but not before as it wasn't there on the 17th of august).Common.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.09.01: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 155 m AMSL, fresh meadow on Hubertus embankment: habitat.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.28: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 150 m AMSL, fresh meadow: flower in profile.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2008.08.24: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 154 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde): flower close-up.Flowering from august till november (rarely in february/march); at this time the plant does not grow any green leaves, the fresh growth of spring is long gone.In some regions almost extinct (effectively eradicated by farmers on pastures as it is poisonous for livestock), but else quite common.All parts of the plant (flower, leaves, seeds) are a potent poison and dangerous even for man (especially children).German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2007.08.18: Austria, right on borderline between Vienna XXII. district and Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf, 154 m AMSL, fresh meadow: earliest flowering 2007 which is still at least 2-4 days old, thus terminus post quem = ~2007.08.14-16; terminus ante quem non = ~2008.08.10-13.The flowering of C. autumnale is an excellent phenological indicator for the end of summer - it marks the beginnings of fall.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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2009.08.20: Austria, Vienna XXII. district: 153 m AMSL, meadow: young flower just after opening (when their pollen still is a bright yellow; they darken significantly after about a day).Flowering from august till november.Common.German name: Herbstzeitlose.
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There were thousands of Wurmbea growing on the white sand.This plant has been identified as Wurmbea dioica subsp. albaPhoto: FredThanks to Terry Macfarlane, Science Division, DEC, Manjimup"The Wurmbea is W. dioica subsp. alba. There is more than one variant of this taxon and this is the hermaphrodite variant."
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"Taxonomy: Family=Liliaceae"Local name(Telugu): Naabhi and NagetigaddaDistribution:A common non woody unarmed climber found in the forests of south India at the foot hills. Underground It is also a highily threatened species because of habitat destruction, and over exploitation.Under ground stem is rhizome It is poisonous. It is Y shped, The tip of the leaf tendrilar, The plant is also cultivated for the rhizomes which yeilds colchicine and other alkaloids.The flowers are attractive, greenish yellow when young red when matures. Fruit is a Capsule.
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Mabvuku, Harare, Zimbabwe